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3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 News CPR | September 2014 CPR | October 2014 Payroll professional has real passion for the job Angela Pronchuk talks about her career as a payroll professional BY SHEILA BRAWN PAYROLL IS MORE than just a job for An- gela Pronchuk. It is a career that she relishes. "I have a lot of passion for payroll," says Pronchuk, the assistant manager, payroll and benefits at GWL Realty Advisors in Winnipeg. "I am so passionate about making sure the pay is accurate all the time and that we are keeping on top of the constant change and making sure people are aware of what is coming because I understand how every er- ror could impact someone's livelihood." Pronchuk has been in her current role since 2009. She says she fell into payroll at another company after working in accounts payable and accounting there. "The entire payroll department quit in 2001 and that's how I ended up in payroll. I was moved into payroll to clean up the GLs (general ledgers) and help with the payroll accounting," she says. "Then they hired a new manager and some new processors and from that point, I started dabbling in the payroll and learn- ing how it works. And it seemed to be more interesting to me than accounting was at the time. I had sort of fallen into that accounting role and I just went with it and it was okay, but when I started getting into payroll, I re- ally, really enjoyed it." One of the things Pronchuk says she loves about payroll is there is continual learning. "And depending on what type of business you are in and what portion of the legislation that you are going to be using, there are al- ways little exceptions that you have to know and understand." In her current role, Pronchuk is responsi- ble for the payroll for close to 700 employees across Canada, including in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec. She is also in charge of payroll for seven employees in the United States. She says she enjoys working with a multi- jurisdictional payroll. "Everybody's legisla- tion is slightly different. At times, it is chal- lenging, but it is always interesting." When Pronchuk started working with U.S. payroll, she had to become familiar with the rules. "There is a lot the same, but not necessarily the same terminology," she says. "Finding things like, for example, that tax- able benefits are not called taxable benefits in the States. They call it fringe benefits. You are searching for taxable benefits, but noth- ing is coming up because the term is fringe benefits. It is very interesting." Over the past year, Pronchuk was busy helping switch the company's payroll cycle see BIGGesT on page 8 IT PAYS TO KNOW Professional Development Enroll now for the smoothest year-end ever! With more than 190 federal and provincial regulations and changes each year, staying payroll compliant is one of the biggest challenges employers face. Invest just one day, for a pay-off that lasts the entire year Why do more than 4000 professionals return year-after year for the Canadian Payroll Association's Year-end seminar? Because those responsible for year-end know there is value in learning - before problems arise. They rely on us to provide the information they need to improve compliance, avoid risk and advance their careers. Plus you'll benefit from discussions with your peers and learn from shared experiences in this value-packed session. With seminars in over 70 cities across Canada, there is bound to be one near you. Register at payroll.ca today! Become a CPA member and get preferred rates on seminars. Stay Current Stay Compliant www.payroll.ca CPA_PD Ad 7.25x5_Aug'14.indd 1 14-08-22 9:45 AM

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